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Erasmo Vásquez

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Erasmo Vásquez (died 22 April 2021) was a Dominican physician and politician.

Erasmo Vásquez
Bornc. 1948[1]
DiedApril 22, 2021(2021-04-22) (aged 72–73)
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Resting placeFuneraria Blandino de La Vega[2]
RelativesHector Acosta (son-in-law)

Biography

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He was minister of Public Health between 1996 and 1998 under the government of Leonel Fernández. He was also president of the Dominican Medical College under Danilo Medina's presidency.[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic, he called for a national plan and the use of Ivermectin against COVID-19.[4] He died from COVID-19 on 22 April 2021 at the Santiago Medical Union of Santiago de los Caballeros, where he was admitted last March.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Covid-19 takes the lives of former public health minister and former conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra". DR1.com News from Dominican Republic (in English). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  2. ^ "La Vega declara dos días de duelo por muerte del doctor Erasmo Vásquez". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ "Muere exministro de Salud Pública, Erasmo Vásquez". Listín Diario (in Spanish). 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Muere el exministro de Salud Pública Erasmo Vásquez a causa de la covid-19". Swissinfo (in Spanish). 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Erasmo Vásquez, promotor del uso de invermectina, falleció de coronavirus". El Día (in Spanish). 22 April 2021.